Top Schools

Southern University at Shreveport, which is located in Shreveport, is the top-ranked school in Louisiana that has a fire science program. It received a ranking of 87th in the country in 2010.
1 students graduated with a certificate in fire science from Southern University at Shreveport in 2010.
The tuition rate at Southern University at Shreveport was $2,730 per year.

Louisiana State University Eunice, which is located in Eunice, is the second-ranked school in Louisiana that has a fire science program. It received a ranking of 90th in the country in 2010.
29 students graduated with certificate in fire science from Louisiana State University Eunice in 2010.
Louisiana State University Eunice charged in-state students $2,488 in tuition fees per year.

Delgado Community College, which is located in New Orleans, is the third-ranked school in Louisiana that has a fire science program. It received a ranking of 92nd in the country in 2010.
In 2010, 20 students graduated from Delgado Community College fire science program.
Tuition at Delgado Community College was $2,955 per year.

Cost

If you are hoping to attend one of Louisiana's fire science schools, you can expect to pay an average tuition of $2,724 per year, though tuition can range from $2,955 per year to $2,488 per year.
The Louisiana fire science schools with the highest tuition rates in 2010 were:

Delgado Community College - located in New Orleans, students are charged $2,955 per year

Southern University at Shreveport - located in Shreveport, students are charged $2,730 per year

Louisiana State University Eunice - located in Eunice, students are charged $2,488 per year

The fire science schools that charged the lowest tuition rates in Louisiana were:

Louisiana State University Eunice - located in Eunice, students are charged $2,488 per year

Southern University at Shreveport - located in Shreveport, students are charged $2,730 per year

Delgado Community College - located in New Orleans, students are charged $2,955 per year

A fire science certificate from a Louisiana school... what next?

fire science graduates in Louisiana can go into a variety of professions such as municipal fire fighting, fire-prevention engineer, and fire alarm systems installer.
3,120 fire science professionals were working in Louisiana in 2010. Of these, 260 were fire investigators. In addition, 1,450 were municipal fire fightings, and 700 were fire-prevention engineers.
The Louisiana counties with the largest populations of fire science professional are:

Jefferson Davis County - 1,020 fire science professionals

Ascension County - 560 fire science professionals

Lafayette County - 250 fire science professionals

Projected Growth

According the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of fire science professionals is expected to grow by 8% by 2018. There are projected to be 3,530 fire science professionals working in Louisiana then. Of these 3,530 fire science professionals, the government predicts that 230 will be fire investigators, 1,740 will be municipal fire fightings, and 700 will be fire-prevention engineers.

Salary

fire science professionals in Louisiana make an average of $48,688 per year.
But, salaries for fire science professional can vary. In 2010, fire science professional made as little as less than $20,330 per year or as much as more than $98,230 per year in Louisiana.
The counties in Louisiana with the highest average salary for fire science professionals are:

Allen County - $58,910 per year

Acadia County - $54,575 per year

Calcasieu County - $50,240 per year

Fire science professionals in the following counties in Louisiana make the lowest salaries on average:

Lafourche County - $29,580 per year

Bossier County - $35,080 per year

Grant County - $35,670 per year

The fire science professionals with highest average salaries in Louisiana were:

More Information

Take a look at the graphs and charts below for additional Louisiana statistics regarding a career in fire science and to compare salaries with a variety of related fields such as criminal justice or fire science.